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Avery Hershkowitz Case Study Continued
Park West Gallery Attempts Settlement

Follow the ongoing saga of pirates at sea, now trying to cover their misdeeds on land by giving victims an offer they can’t refuse, almost mob style. With veiled threats that bring to mind the movie The Godfather. In an article entitled Avery Hershkowitz Case Study Continued Park West Gallery Attempts Settlement written by Fine Art Registry™ columnist David Phillips, these tactics are exposed in detail. Included are the actual original emails between the victim and Jordon Sitter, senior Auctioneer for Park West Gallery and self-professed mouthpiece for Mr. Albert Scaglione, owner of Park West Gallery himself. Continue Reading »

Traveling back in time to Burlingame High School circa 1960, Cork Marcheschi columnist for Fine Art Registry™ invites us to share a hilarious incident that occurred there. When High School Art Class Goes Bad!

Cork, like most young high school boys, looked forward with great relish to enjoying his lunch hour. With his best friend at his side, they would share the fine lunch that Cork’s mother would prepare for him. Always included, was dessert of either homemade cookies or brownies. This was a special time for the boys. A time to reflect on all of the pretty girls in their angora sweaters, as well as enjoy the sweet treats provided for them.  Continue Reading »

As in any area of human kind, there tends to be conflicts of one sort or another. And so in the art world, as one might assume, there exists the same human frailties. In an article entitled Question: “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?” Answer: Those Green With Envy by Joan Altabe, the reader is enlightened as to the sticky situations that can exist in some art museums today, especially in the realm of art restoration.

Joan begins by relating an incident that originated in Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum in 1986. It seems that an unknown painter entered the museum and slashed a painting by well-known abstract artist, Barnett Newman. Damaging it to a point that no one in the art conservation community believed it could be restored. The painting was estimated to be worth over one million dollars. Mr. Newman’s widow recommended a restorer that her deceased husband had a great deal of respect for and even before his death remarked that he had the expertise to conserve his work.  Continue Reading »